Tarn · Occitanie · 11,214 residents
How much does Lavaur spend?
Mayor: Bernard Carayon since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Lavaur
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Lavaur spends 7 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size13.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLavaur devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4M€29 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.8M€20 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training2.4M€17 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.7M€12 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport1.2M€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€9 %elsewhere: 8%same as elsewhere (8%)
- Security and public health469k€3 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Environment51k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action3k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
Shares are computed on the allocated amount, excluding transfers. “Elsewhere”: the median share of towns the same size — half devote more, half less. Source: DGFiP accounting balances.
Spending and revenue
What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.
Spending23.6 M€
Charges de personnel8.1M€34 %Achats et charges externes4M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 376 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.2M€5 %Charges financières751k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)233k€1 %Revenue22.7 M€
Property tax in Lavaur
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Lavaur collected 7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €825 per inhabitant
Of which 7.8 M€ of equipment. That is +105.7 % compared with 2023.
Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.
Debt
per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 27.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +49.5 % per inhabitant since 2018
Outstanding debt and gross savings: OFGL, main budget. The number of years is the debt-repayment capacity, debt divided by gross savings.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 14 contracts
Top supplier: Sole traders, 218 k€, fauchage et débroussaillage en zone rurale lot 2
Marchés de plus de 40 000 € HT déclarés à la notification (DECP) : montants des contrats, pas les paiements. Les plus petits marchés ne sont pas publiés ; les montants manifestement erronés sont écartés. Years published by the town: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Compare with another town
Per inhabitant, 2024 accounts, OFGL. Towns of the same département, by size. A town above or below is not better or worse run. Property-tax rate: municipal share only, excluding the inter-municipal body and additional levies, source REI DGFiP.